210 East Genesee Street, Fayetteville, New York 13066, United States
WHO WAS MATILDA JOSLYN GAGE?
Matilda Joslyn Gage, (1826-1898) along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony formed the leadership triumvirate of the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA). The three women edited the first three volumes of the History of Woman Suffrage and Gage published the NWSA paper for four years, documenting women’s great accomplishments despite the discrimination and oppression they faced. A committed abolitionist who opened her home as a stop on the Underground Railroad, she challenged the laws of her nation, risking arrest and imprisonment by helping freedom takers escape to freedom.
Gage wrote about the superior position of Haudenosaunee women and supported treaty rights and Indigenous sovereignty. Influenced by the Haudenosaunee egalitarian Nations, she in turn influenced the utopian feminist vision of her son-in-law, L. Frank Baum, in his fourteen Oz books. Written out of history for her scathing denunciation of evangelical Christianity’s key role in the oppression of women, Gage is, according to Gloria Steinem, “the woman who was ahead of the women who were ahead of their time.”
SEASONAL HOURS
May 1st - September 30th (Current)
Wednesday - Saturday: 11:00am-4:00pm
Sunday - Tuesday: Closed
October 1st - April 30th
Friday & Saturday: 12:00pm-4:00pm
Sunday - Thursday: Closed
Other times available by appointment. Please email us at matildajgagefoundation@gmail.com. We're happy to do our best to accommodate your needs!
ADMISSIONS FEES
Adults: $7.00
Students & Seniors: $5.00
Children (4 & Under): Free
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation
We acknowledge that we are on the land of the
sovereign Onondaga Nation.
This land holds the cultural DNA and the Spirit of the First People
of this place: “The Haudenosaunee or People of the Longhouse.”
They are still here and they continue to carry on their ancient
responsibility for their land.
We stand in solidarity with the Onondaga Nation and support their
continuing struggle for the recognition of this land as theirs. We
are committed to the work to dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery,
the Papal Bulls which gave religious sanction to the taking of the
land by the European settler people.
This commitment is in keeping with the mission of the Gage
Foundation to follow Gage’s instruction: “Upon you has fallen the
glorious task of bringing liberty to the earth
and all the inhabitants thereof."
CONGRATULATIONS SARAH & SARAH!!!
We were absolutely overjoyed to host Sarah and Sarah's wedding ceremony on April 20th. As far as we know, it is the first wedding to be held in the Gage House since Maud married L. Frank Baum in November of 1882. We wish you the very best!
Amazing Women Plate Series
The Amazing Women Plate Series was created by local artists Jen Gandee and Lucie Wellner. The exhibition of handmade commemorative plates celebrates accomplishments and contributions to society by amazing women and features a plate of Matilda Joslyn Gage.
Plates on view are for sale through the Gage Center's gift shop. Please email us directly at matildajgagefoundation@gmail.com or stop by during our regular hours to place an order or learn more. To place an order for plates, contact Jen at jen@gandeegallery.com.
The exhibition will be on display through Spring 2024.
*This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by CNY Arts.
Help Continue Matilda's Fight
Your contributions will enable us to share more of Matilda's wisdom with the world, bringing her back to her rightful place in history. We appreciate your generous donation to support us in achieving our goals!
